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Silverweed edible roots

Edinburgh, it turns out has a secret rooftop terrace at the National Museum of Scotland. In my opinion, it’s by far the best part, although I am totally biased. It was a fresh afternoon and the icy breeze hit my Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsJanuary 6, 2020 ago
Give back to plants
Foraging self development

Reciprocity and foraging. If we take, we must give back.

Robin Wall Kimmerer has inspired my soul to remember a very important foraging rule and way of life, that somehow I had forgotten. It’s integral that you read this before you forage. Robin is a Professor and Director, at the Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsDecember 5, 2019 ago
Plant zine on etsy
Looking at plants in a different way

Plant zine!

After a scroll through Etsy, I came across a botanically focused plant zine. (Zine – is defined as from the Freedictionary.com “being an inexpensively produced, self-published, underground publication”.) Being a lover of great illustration, especially plant-centric, I was instantly attracted Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsNovember 28, 2019 ago
witch's butter growing on a branch
Foraging self development

Witch

Modern day witches, using their plant knowledge for good.

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By Angelique, 3 yearsNovember 21, 2019 ago
Hill covered with frost in Scotland
Looking at plants in a different way

Still foraging! (Don’t let the weather fool you)

Ok, so after a few rounds of really frosty days in Scotland, I was starting to think. “Well, that’s it then, for the year. It’s too cold and dark to go out and if I did, there wouldn’t be anything Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsNovember 21, 2019 ago
Drawing of Lesser Celandine flower
Looking at plants in a different way

Want to know a plant? Draw it.

I really enjoy drawing plants. It means I have to sit still and really observe a plant. When I do this, I find out so much more about it. I can see the close up hairs, serrations, veins, bracts all Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsOctober 24, 2019 ago
Plant growing out of money
Women, business and money

How do Women in business deal with money blocks?

This post is a little different in that I’m talking about Women in business and how they deal with their money blocks. But what is a money block? Let me explain… I’ve been following Denise Duffield-Thomas over the last 6 Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsOctober 24, 2019 ago
Staghorn sumach in flower
Drink

Stag’s horn Sumach – Drink Summer in Autumn

I’ve had my eye on this plant for a couple of years now. It was so unusual looking, I just had to know what it was. Then… someone told me it was Stag’s horn Sumach. Rhus typhina I had eaten this Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsOctober 14, 2019 ago
Himalayan balsam seeds
Looking at plants in a different way

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens grandiflora As we walked in the sunshine on our foraging walk on Saturday, we found some Himalayan balsam. We stopped and nibbled on the seeds and admired the beauty of the flower. It is not admired in the same Read more…

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By Angelique, 3 yearsOctober 1, 2019 ago
Hawthorn white flowers
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Invest in Plants is born!

We are a very new foraging business! Join us on our journey and watch us grow! Looking forward to meeting you on a foraging walk, sometime soon!

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By Angelique, 3 yearsSeptember 19, 2019 ago

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